Magical Rays vs Simpleffects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magical Rays
Experience a calming and meditative light effect application. Touch the screen to interact with dynamic light rays and create ever-changing visual patterns for relaxation and zen healing.
- Interactive light ray attraction
- Dynamic and changing light patterns
- Zen and healing atmosphere
- Touch screen interaction
- Relaxing visual experience
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Relax zen healing. A light effect app provided by Digital Gene. When you touch the screen, you can attract the light ray. Please enjoy the ever-changing patterns of light ray.
Simpleffects
Explore a generative art toy with 60 unique visual effects controllable by touch. Enhance your photos with particle systems and diverse artistic styles for unique results.
- 60 visual effects
- Finger-controlled interface
- Effect modification options
- Particle effects
- Photo import from camera/library
- Generative art creation
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Simpleffects has 60 visual effects controlled entirely with your fingers. Each effect can be modified using options. Visual effects are very different in their nature. Some of them use particle effects. App supports photos taken by camera or from library. You can use them now and get very interesting results.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magical Rays at none against Simpleffects's 5. Simpleffects's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 8 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Simpleffects sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Magical Rays asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Magical Rays against 4.7 for Simpleffects. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 320 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Magical Rays's written reviews are positive against 94% of Simpleffects's.
Magical Rays ships an update every 8 months, Simpleffects every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magical Rays | Simpleffects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (206 ratings) | 4.7 (320 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 | 320 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plus Inc. (Japan) | Pawel Delimata |
Customer experience
Magical Rays
Simpleffects
User reviews
Magical Rays
From 206 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😌 Very relaxing and calming
- ✨ Beautiful and mesmerizing visuals
- 👍 Free to play
- 🚫 No ads mentioned positively
- 🧸 Great for kids
Room to improve
- 💨 Too fast for some users
- 🤷♀️ Not much to do
- 🎶 Annoying or disliked music/sound effects
- ❓ Unclear purpose of the game
- ⚠️ Ads are intrusive/unremovable
Simpleffects
From 320 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Generative art toy
- 😌 Highly satisfying
- ✨ Mesmerizing visuals
- 🧘♀️ Calming and relaxing
- 🧠 Great for autism/ADHD
Room to improve
- 🎶 No music
- 😞 Not always calming
Bugs and requests
Magical Rays
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ads are intrusive and cannot be removed
- Sound effects are unavoidable
- App quits unexpectedly when saving a photo
- Google ads banner is persistent and ruins the experience
Requested features
7 requests- Add option to slow down or speed up the game
- Add a color wheel for particle customization
- Add more music options
- Add option to change background color
- Add option to permanently remove ads
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- Add multi-finger interaction
- Add slo-mo button
Simpleffects
Reported bugs
1 issue- Forced review prompt
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to apply effects to photos
- Smaller preview boxes for faster scrolling
- Vector format output
- Slower ambient music option
In-app purchases
Magical Rays
No in-app purchases
Simpleffects
- No Ads$2.99
- Coffee tip$3.99
- Burger tip$4.99
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- Fuel tip$7.99
- Rent tip$10.99
